Motorcyclist died from injuries after collision with teen cyclist in Wakefield, inquest hears

A motorcyclist died from his injuries after coming off his bike during a collision, an inquest was told.

Coroner David Hinchliff opened an inquest into the death of Richard Steadman at Wakefield Coroner's Court this morning.

The court heard 48-year-old Mr Steadman was in collision with a 13-year-old cyclist on Sunday, October 15.

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Mr Steadman, of Haighside, Rothwell, was riding his Yamaha motorcycle on the A61 Barnsley Road, at around 9.30am, travelling away from Wakefield.

He approached the junction with Seckar Lane, behind a group of pedal cyclists, who were travelling in the same direction.

The court was told the group were intending to turn right. The 13-year-old cyclist moved to cross opposite the junction and Mr Steadman collided with him from the rear.

Mr Hinchliff said: "It resulted in him losing control of his motorcycle. He came to a stop a short distance along the carriageway, sadly causing him to sustain fatal injuries."

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The death of Mr Steadman, who was unemployed but formerly worked as an IT contractor, was confirmed at 10.06am.

A post-mortem examination gave the provisional cause of death as hemothorax, due to chest trauma, due to a road traffic collision.

The inquest was adjourned pending further enquiries.

Police said last week that the teenager suffered minor injuries.